Breda–Rotterdam railway

Breda–Rotterdam railway
Breda–Rotterdam railway map
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNetherlands
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened1866-1877
Technical
Line length49 km (30 mi)
Number of tracksBreda–Dordrecht double track,
Dordrecht–Rotterdam four tracks
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC
Route map

Line from Tilburg
0.0
Breda
Line to Roosendaal
4.8
Breda-Prinsenbeek
Line from Antwerp
Line to Rotterdam
Line from 's-Hertogenbosch
Line from Roosendaal
14.9
Lage Zwaluwe
River Hollands Diep
26.9
Dordrecht Zuid
Line from Geldermalsen
29.5
Dordrecht
River Oude Maas
31.5
Zwijndrecht
Freight line from Zevenaar
Kijfhoek
Line from Antwerp
39.1
Barendrecht
Freight line to Maasvlakte and Europoort
42.2
Rotterdam Lombardijen
44.0
Rotterdam Stadion
45.1
Rotterdam Zuid
River Nieuwe Maas
47.5
Rotterdam Blaak
49.4
Rotterdam Centraal
Line to Utrecht and Amsterdam
Line to The Hague

The Breda–Rotterdam railway is a heavily used railway line in the Netherlands running from Breda to Rotterdam, passing through Dordrecht. It is also called the Staatslijn I ("state line I") in Dutch. The line was opened between 1866 and 1877.

The railway was opened in phases:

Until 1872, transport between Moerdijk and Rotterdam was by ferry.

The railway was electrified in 1950.

With the opening of the Willems Railway Tunnel [nl] in 1994, the Luchtspoor [nl] through the centre of Rotterdam became redundant. The railway viaducts and the old Willems Railway Bridge [nl] over the Nieuwe Maas were subsequently demolished, leaving only the lifting bridge De Hef over the Koningshaven which has been preserved as an industrial heritage site.


Stations

The main interchange stations on the Breda–Rotterdam railway are:

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